125-mm/56-cal D81TM tank gun
Country of Origin: Russia
description
The D81TM (2A46) 125-mm/56-caliber smoothbore gun is the main armament of the Russian T-64A and T-72 tanks. The upgraded 2A46M and 2A46M-1 are installed on the T-90 and T-80, respectively. The 2A45M Sprut-B towed anti-tank gun in Russian army service is ballistically identical to the 2A46.
The semi-combustible ammunition for the D81TM is stored in two parts in a 24-round carousel autoloader; T-80s have a 28-round carousel. The gun is fitted with a fume extractor approximately...
Please log in to continue reading.
Not yet a subscriber? Take a free trial.
Military Periscope gives you easy-to-use, integrated, open-source intelligence on…
- More than 7,500 weapons systems and platforms
- Nearly every country's armed forces
- Militant organizations
Try Military Periscope free for seven days
Your online source for military news, weapons, and nation's armed forces worldwide
Military Periscope FEDLINK information
Service ID: UC
Contract Number: LCFDL24D0002
Military Periscope is a product of GovExec.
600 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 510,
Washington DC, 20037, USA.
customerservice@militaryperiscope.com
©Military Periscope 2024
All rights reserved. Redistribution of the content is prohibited without prior consent of Military Periscope.